First look: Microsoft Surface 2 with Type Cover 2 - The Surface 2 and its more powerful counterpart, the Surface Pro 2, were unveiled by Microsoft last month. The low-end Surface 2 is most directly an iPad competitor, while the Surface Pro 2 runs a traditional Intel processor, making it more of a competitor to Apple's MacBook Air.

Still a huge step forward for PC thinkers. Watch the linux geeks take hold of it and run .